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Ruta Sepetys

1967 - Today

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Ruta Sepetys (Lithuanian: Rūta Šepetys; born November 19, 1967) is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction. She is a #1 New York Times and international bestseller, winner of the Carnegie Medal, and has been honored by The American Academy of Arts and Letters. She has been awarded fellowships from the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford, the Rockefeller Foundation, and is the first American writer of young adult literature to speak at the European Parliament and NATO. Her work has been published in over sixty countries and forty languages and is currently in development for film and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruta Sepetys is the 7,018th most popular writer (up from 7,023rd in 2019), the 15,775th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,854th in 2019) and the 1,104th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ruta Sepetys ranks 7,018 out of 7,302. Before her are Léonora Miano, Javier Sierra, Ishmael Reed, Geoff Ryman, Tetiana Chornovol, and Viet Thanh Nguyen. After her are Kateryna Kalytko, Nicolas Mathieu, Yiyun Li, Joseph Finder, Cleanth Brooks, and Peter Hedges.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Ruta Sepetys ranks 734. Before her are Kimberly Elise, Robert Leroux, Kellyanne Conway, Jens Martin Knudsen, Fikret Orman, and Alex Azar. After her are Michel Lafis, Pieter Vink, Jaime Yzaga, Achim Beierlorzer, Giovanni Parisi, and Michael Gove.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruta Sepetys ranks 15,782 out of 20,380. Before her are Bianca Santos (1990), Wilson Bethel (1984), Ryan Coogler (1986), Ilka Chase (1905), Big Syke (1968), and Karlie Kloss (1992). After her are Anthony Mason (1966), Dan Harmon (1973), Tommy Moe (1970), Perrey Reeves (1970), Kristin Armstrong (1973), and Jayne Brook (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ruta Sepetys ranks 1,104. Before her are P. J. O'Rourke (1947), Rebecca Walker (1969), Candace Owens (1989), Joaquin Miller (1837), Bryan Fuller (1969), and Ishmael Reed (1938). After her are Joseph Finder (1958), Cleanth Brooks (1906), Peter Hedges (1962), James Gould Cozzens (1903), Andy Rooney (1919), and Ruth Ozeki (1956).

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